How to configure Emulator memory capacity

The maximum total heap size can be set in the initialisation file — epoc.ini. This allows developers to emulate target machines with different memory capacities. The process is:

1. Open epoc.ini in a text editor. It can be found at .\epoc32\data\.

2. Enter the keyword MegabytesOfFreeMemory, followed by the number of free MB of memory in the heap. For example:

   MegabytesOfFreeMemory megabytes-of-free-memory

3. Save the file.

• If the parameter is not specified, the amount of free memory defaults to 64MB.

• If you wish to limit the heap, it is conventional to allow one megabyte for Symbian system use: for example, specify 7 to simulate a 8MB machine.